While it's still a few minutes before the wizard and warrior who are heading towards us arrive, I start to study the two statues that are facing each other. On one side we have Hilda in her dark blue scale armor, and it's funny that she chose a flashy color for her armor, but still trying to make it less stark.
She wields a very small shield that is attached to her left arm armor, in her right hand she holds her ice spear which is her most expensive piece of equipment, one of the strongest spears I have ever seen.
On the other side we have Gloria who wears much less flashy armor, but taking into account that her wider and more muscular body stands out more when compared to the more compact and smaller body like Hilda's, she ends up drawing more attention from anyone who see the two facing each other.
Gloria is a really beautiful woman, but this ends up taking a back seat because she chose to have a look that is focused on practicality and usefulness, even her hair is much shorter than Hilda and even my hair is longer than hers, she left your hair to the minimum size so you can secure it and it looks freshly cut.
I think I should introduce her to Amael, they might get along fine, but I'll only do that if Gloria is really as strong as she appears to be.
The couple who are arriving finally came into my field of vision and Hilda's who has her back to me, Gloria noticed their presence but I don't take her eyes off Hilda's for a moment, if I tease these two in the right way, they'll they can be staring at each other in the face all day, I doubt either of them would give up their competition to stare easily.
The warrior that approaches have a similar physique to Hilda but thinner and with longer legs this is because she is from the rabbit tribe, she has two fluffy white ears that stand out because of her black hair. I may not know much about wild beast tribes, but I know this combination is quite rare, usually the hair color of a wild beast tribesman matches the color of the parts they have in common with their patron animals. tribes.
I remember Calen's niece's girlfriend who is a member of the snake tribe, her scales were almost the same color as her hair, they were only slightly different shades, but they were still the same color.
I always thought rabbit tribe ears were too flashy, and of course they can come in all sizes, but some of them are really big and I always thought it was a very obvious weakness of this tribe, especially when the ear has more. forty centimeters tall.
The shadow and wind bunny spear has a pair of small ears for her species, if they were a bit smaller, she could pass for a woman from one of the wolf tribes, so she's pretty lucky as an ear that size shouldn't get in the way. she fights or stays hidden as a user of the shadow element should be able to.
She's wearing armor very similar to Hilda's but her color isn't as flashy or the metal of their scales are elemental matters, but under them I can see that this is a level three armor of the shadow element as the main element and the element wind as a secondary and a beautiful rune arrangement engraved on it.
I'm glad that all the warriors on the team are equipped with good weapons and armor which means they must have good fighting skills, the rabbit spear is accompanying a wind element wizard she carries.
I think he's the only man besides me on the team, three women and two men I feel comfortable with that ratio.
My only male teammate on the team is as low-key as his escort, his robe is pretty unpretentious, but he can't hide from my eyes this guy spent a ridiculous fortune on his gear, mine on the fabric layers of his battle robe to various runic arrangements that create a complete ruin matrix that should be able to greatly boost your magical power and the strength of his wind element.
His thin metal staff and actually a staff made of crystal covered with a metal bed to hide his likely glow, that's a pretty smart idea. The crystal staffs and wands I've already tried to be pretty flashy because they glow when the mana and elemental energy compatible with them is inserted into them, so I cover it with a layer of tough metal and a great way to not carry a staff. five feet tall that glows like a light tool on the battlefield or when you're trying to stay hidden.
The two don't seem to be longtime friends but seem to be getting to know each other on the way here. I think it's just Hilda and I know each other which is a good thing, and easier for the group to unify when most of the members don't know each other.
If there were another pair of friends or foes the team could be split into two teams very easily and that's a shitty problem when it happens.
The two newcomers are paralyzed because they don't know what their reaction should be or even if they should meddle in the scene they're seeing, Hilda and Gloria remain like two marble statues.
Silence dominated the forest air taking away the sounds of insects and the water that was falling from the trees, this forest is very humid. So, I broke the silence.
"Did you two not decide to postpone training to meet the team members who were arriving? Are you two really going to stare at each other or are you going to introduce the wizard and the rabbit warrior?"
Their answers were silent, neither of them would back down. That was crate in the beginning and leaving the two of them here in the forest to stare at each other would also be stalking, but if they're going to start ignoring the rest of the group, this dispute of facing becomes an inconvenience.
I walked around the two and approached the two teammates who were still silent.
"Hi I'm Ulric Fenris. I believe that our group is only the five of us, the warrior with spear and Hilda Menfis and the other and Gloria Lura, Hilda and I are from the southern region of the kingdom while Gloria is from the center of the kingdom."
A smile has formed on the rabbit warrior's face, but the mage is still staring at the two statues behind me.
"Hi, my name is Alice Eastre and I was born in my clan complex which is close to the capital, I go to the same school as Gloria, although I haven't met her in person yet I've seen her before. I'm really glad she's on her team, but can I ask why the two are facing each other like this? Have they ever had a fight?"
"It may sound like that, but I believe this is their way of making friends. If you weren't arriving, the two would already be training together, but while they waited for you to arrive, they ended up like this. I have no idea what they are waiting for to start training."
I turned to the mage who still didn't say a word, it looks like he doesn't say much which is a good thing. Noticing that Alice and I are facing him, the wizard decided to introduce himself.
"My name is Zephyr Melody and I am a wind element wizard, and I come from the eastern region of the realm. I specialize in support and defensive spells, but I can still fight well even though my offensive spell repertoire is small and I'm good with wind blades so I can use them to cover or aid in ambushes."
Straight to the point. I liked him.
"Well, I believe you will have a lot of chances to use your defensive magic because our team's defensive warrior would be Gloria, but as you can see, she is a pretty offensive shield warrior after all."
"Hilda is a wind and water element spear that can fuse them into the ice element, she is obviously one of the team's forwards, I use the fire and wind element and have only mastered the basic use of my composite element lightning. I'm an archer and a very competent tracker, but I can also fight well hand-to-hand even without the use of my weapons."
I noticed that Zephyrus had a small change of expression when I said he could fight without my weapons, if the reinforced gloves and boots he wears are a sign that he also knows how to fight without relying on weapons I think I've got a training partner. It's pretty rare to see a wizard who spends his time training his wrestling skills or maybe it's getting common as I already have two other friends who do.
Alice manifests still keeping her eyes focused on Hilda and Gloria, it seems she doesn't want to miss the beginning of their fight.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Ulric, and I'm really happy that we have a tracker on our team, even if it makes us the target of other teams."
"Target?"
"Yes, you weren't responsible for the date change at the end of the last stage of the camp, a lot of people were looking for you to thank you, my brother will love meeting you he missed the chance to complete the three-star difficulty quest because the he ran out of time to find his last target."
Cool, she knows who I am, not that it was really a secret as it would be too weird to hide my identity and go through the entire test with my face covered in a mask or hood.
But before I could respond to Alice's comment, Hilda and Gloria started to move and speak.
"Since the presentations are over, can we start the Gloria training?"
"Yes, Hilda. We can start.
Before I managed to turn around, I already felt the aura of the two of them light up in their bodies and the wind element of the air concentrated in the direction of the two. I decided not to look back and jumped away from the two and Alice and Zephyr soon followed and walked away from the two.
Looking back, I see a spear crashing into a shield. The two were really just waiting for me to introduce them to the two new group members to start fighting. What synchronicity of thought or perhaps their personality is simply compatible.